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Jonathan Santlofer on Finding Empathy for His Villainous Characters
Season 27 Episode 34
Jonathan Santlofer joins Zibby Owens for a deep dive into his new novel Ten Perfect Guests, an immersive, fun, “whodunit” thriller following the afte…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Eriq La Salle on the Journey of a Character’s Soul
Season 27 Episode 33
Eriq La Salle joins Zibby Owens to discuss his new thriller Laws of Solomon, the fourth book in his Martyr Maker series, which takes a previous side …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Amanda Peters on the Importance of Tradition
Season 27 Episode 32
Amanda Peters sits down with Zibby Owens to discuss her new novel (and Zibby’s November Book Club pick!) The Birthing Tree, the story of a young girl…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Sarah Addison Allen, PAPER GHOSTS, on Grief
Season 27 Episode 31
Sarah Addison Allen’s book Paper Ghosts was, quite fittingly, haunting. We discussed grief, loss, fiction, writing, and more. I left feeling like I h…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Jonah Platt, Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
Season 27 Episode 30
Jonah Platt and I both have TV shows on the JBS network which is how we connected for this episode. I’d been dying to interview Jonah about his Jewis…
2 months ago
Beth Ricanati, MD, THE BRAIDED PRESCRIPTION: Seven Practices for Living Well from the Ancient Ritual of Making Challah
Season 27 Episode 29
Beth Ricanati, MD, and I made challah together in my kitchen in L.A. eight years ago — and filmed it. Since then, our lives continue to intersect fro…
2 months ago
Laurie Notaro, I'VE GOT A NEW COMPLAINT: Essays on Aging Disgracefully and Other Small Disasters
Season 27 Episode 28
Laurie Notaro makes me laugh. A bestselling humorist, Laurie writes about whatever life stage she’s in with wit and bluntness. We talked about her hi…
2 months ago
Community Builders' Spotlight: Jennifer Shoop, Magpie, and the Wine Sisters Book Club
Season 27 Episode 27
Today’s episode features female founders of two communities: Jennifer Shoop, Magpie, and Aly Wente and Niki Wente, The Wine Sisters Book Club. Both g…
2 months ago
Dr. Rachel Zoffness on The Truth About Pain
Season 27 Episode 26
Pain psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness sits down with Zibby Owens to discuss her new book, Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to …
2 months ago
Sara Goodman Confino on Women in Journalism and The Power of a Strong Mentor
Season 27 Episode 25
Sara Goodman Confino’s high school journalism teacher was the first person who told her “you can do better than this.” And she did.
Sara joins Zibby …
2 months, 1 week ago